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Benoni Defense — opening family

61 catalogued lines · ECO A40–A79

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. d4 c5 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

d5 · 11dxc5 · 3Nf3 · 2b4 · 1

All 61 lines

NameECOMain line length
Benoni Defense: Old BenoniA432 plies
Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA433 plies
Benoni Defense: Old BenoniA433 plies
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit AcceptedA433 plies
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Mujannah FormationA434 plies
Benoni Defense: Old BenoniA434 plies
Benoni Defense: Old BenoniA444 plies
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian DefenseA434 plies
Benoni Defense: Snail VariationA434 plies
Benoni DefenseA564 plies
Benoni Defense: Cormorant GambitA434 plies
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit, Schlenker DefenseA434 plies
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton GambitA435 plies
Benoni Defense: French BenoniA435 plies
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move OrderA435 plies
Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni GambitA435 plies
Benoni Defense: Semi-BenoniA446 plies
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Schmid VariationA436 plies
Benoni Defense: Hromádka SystemA566 plies
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni DefenseA566 plies
Benoni Defense: Modern VariationA606 plies
Benoni Defense: Hawk VariationA436 plies
Benoni Defense: Zilbermints-Benoni Gambit, Tamarkin CountergambitA436 plies
Benoni Defense: WoozleA436 plies
Benoni Defense: Weenink VariationA566 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Indian SystemA5610 plies
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, Snake VariationA6010 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn LineA6511 plies
Benoni DefenseA6112 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A6513 plies
Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm VariationA6613 plies
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto VariationA6113 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical VariationA7013 plies
Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour VariationA6113 plies
Benoni Defense: Uhlmann VariationA6113 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn LineA6514 plies
Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian HybridA4014 plies
Benoni Defense: Mikenas VariationA6615 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Be3A6515 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A6515 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, New York VariationA7015 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2A6515 plies
Benoni Defense: Taimanov VariationA6715 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional VariationA7015 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas AttackA7115 plies
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns AttackA6816 plies
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto VariationA6216 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical VariationA7216 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Bg5A6517 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn LineA6517 plies
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2A6517 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main LineA7317 plies
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main LineA6918 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak DefenseA7618 plies
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings DefenseA6318 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Full LineA7419 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal LineA7719 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine CounterattackA7520 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak DefenseA7820 plies
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak DefenseA7921 plies
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main LineA6422 plies